Walter Berry

Walter Berry (Truth)

Position: Forward ▪ Height: 6-8 ▪ Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 14, 1964 in New York, New York
High School: Franklin in Brooklyn, New York
College: St. John's University
Draft: Portland Trail Blazers, 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall), 1986 NBA Draft
NBA Debut: October 31, 1986

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Totals

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1986-87	22	TOT	NBA	63	45	1586	407	766	.531	0	3	.000	187	288	.649	136	173	309	105	38	40	153	196	1001
1986-87	22	POR	NBA	7	0	19	6	8	.750	0	0		1	1	1.000	4	3	7	1	2	0	0	8	13
1986-87	22	SAS	NBA	56	45	1567	401	758	.529	0	3	.000	186	287	.648	132	170	302	104	36	40	153	188	988
1987-88	23	SAS	NBA	73	56	1922	540	960	.563	0	0		192	320	.600	176	219	395	110	55	63	162	207	1272
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	69	31	1355	254	501	.507	1	2	.500	100	143	.699	86	181	267	77	29	48	89	183	609
1988-89	24	NJN	NBA	29	17	556	108	231	.468	0	0		43	63	.683	32	83	115	20	10	13	40	69	259
1988-89	24	HOU	NBA	40	14	799	146	270	.541	1	2	.500	57	80	.713	54	98	152	57	19	35	49	114	350
Career			NBA	205	132	4863	1201	2227	.539	1	5	.200	479	751	.638	398	573	971	292	122	151	404	586	2882

Per Game

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1986-87	22	TOT	NBA	63	45	25.2	6.5	12.2	.531	0.0	.000	3.0	4.6	.649	2.2	2.7	4.9	1.7	0.6	0.6	2.4	3.1	15.9
1986-87	22	POR	NBA	7	0	2.7	0.9	1.1	.750	0.0		0.1	0.1	1.000	0.6	0.4	1.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.0	1.1	1.9
1986-87	22	SAS	NBA	56	45	28.0	7.2	13.5	.529	0.1	.000	3.3	5.1	.648	2.4	3.0	5.4	1.9	0.6	0.7	2.7	3.4	17.6
1987-88	23	SAS	NBA	73	56	26.3	7.4	13.2	.563	0.0		2.6	4.4	.600	2.4	3.0	5.4	1.5	0.8	0.9	2.2	2.8	17.4
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	69	31	19.6	3.7	7.3	.507	0.0	.500	1.4	2.1	.699	1.2	2.6	3.9	1.1	0.4	0.7	1.3	2.7	8.8
1988-89	24	NJN	NBA	29	17	19.2	3.7	8.0	.468	0.0		1.5	2.2	.683	1.1	2.9	4.0	0.7	0.3	0.4	1.4	2.4	8.9
1988-89	24	HOU	NBA	40	14	20.0	3.7	6.8	.541	0.1	.500	1.4	2.0	.713	1.4	2.5	3.8	1.4	0.5	0.9	1.2	2.9	8.8
Career			NBA	205	132	23.7	5.9	10.9	.539	0.0	.200	2.3	3.7	.638	1.9	2.8	4.7	1.4	0.6	0.7	2.0	2.9	14.1

Per 36 Minutes

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3PA	3P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1986-87	22	TOT	NBA	63	45	1586	9.2	17.4	.531	0.1	.000	4.2	6.5	.649	3.1	3.9	7.0	2.4	0.9	0.9	3.5	4.4	22.7
1986-87	22	POR	NBA	7	0	19	11.4	15.2	.750	0.0		1.9	1.9	1.000	7.6	5.7	13.3	1.9	3.8	0.0	0.0	15.2	24.6
1986-87	22	SAS	NBA	56	45	1567	9.2	17.4	.529	0.1	.000	4.3	6.6	.648	3.0	3.9	6.9	2.4	0.8	0.9	3.5	4.3	22.7
1987-88	23	SAS	NBA	73	56	1922	10.1	18.0	.563	0.0		3.6	6.0	.600	3.3	4.1	7.4	2.1	1.0	1.2	3.0	3.9	23.8
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	69	31	1355	6.7	13.3	.507	0.1	.500	2.7	3.8	.699	2.3	4.8	7.1	2.0	0.8	1.3	2.4	4.9	16.2
1988-89	24	NJN	NBA	29	17	556	7.0	15.0	.468	0.0		2.8	4.1	.683	2.1	5.4	7.4	1.3	0.6	0.8	2.6	4.5	16.8
1988-89	24	HOU	NBA	40	14	799	6.6	12.2	.541	0.1	.500	2.6	3.6	.713	2.4	4.4	6.8	2.6	0.9	1.6	2.2	5.1	15.8
Career			NBA	205	132	4863	8.9	16.5	.539	0.0	.200	3.5	5.6	.638	2.9	4.2	7.2	2.2	0.9	1.1	3.0	4.3	21.3

Advanced

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Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1986-87	22	TOT	NBA	63	1586	16.8	.561	.531	9.1	12.5	10.7	10.4	1.1	1.4	14.6	26.5	106	112	1.4	0.9	2.3	.071
1986-87	22	POR	NBA	7	19	28.9	.770	.750	24.1	17.3	20.6	8.7	4.8	0.0	0.0	17.4	166	101	0.1	0.0	0.2	.399
1986-87	22	SAS	NBA	56	1567	16.6	.559	.529	8.9	12.5	10.6	10.4	1.1	1.5	14.8	26.6	105	112	1.3	0.9	2.2	.067
1987-88	23	SAS	NBA	73	1922	18.8	.578	.563	9.8	12.4	11.1	8.7	1.3	1.8	12.8	25.9	109	113	2.7	0.7	3.4	.086
1988-89	24	TOT	NBA	69	1355	13.2	.540	.508	6.9	14.8	10.8	8.5	1.0	2.1	13.6	19.5	105	108	1.0	1.4	2.4	.085
1988-89	24	NJN	NBA	29	556	11.7	.501	.468	6.2	17.1	11.5	5.6	0.9	1.4	13.4	22.0	98	110	-0.1	0.4	0.3	.027
1988-89	24	HOU	NBA	40	799	14.4	.573	.543	7.4	13.2	10.3	10.5	1.1	2.6	13.8	17.8	112	106	1.1	1.0	2.1	.125
Career			NBA	205	4863	16.6	.563	.540	8.8	13.1	10.9	9.2	1.2	1.8	13.6	24.3	107	111	5.1	3.1	8.2	.081

Playoffs

				Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1987-88	23	SAS	NBA	3	94	27	50	0	1	12	15	13	21	6	5	2	11	10	66	.540	.000	.800	31.3	22.0	7.0	2.0
1988-89	24	HOU	NBA	4	57	13	26	0	0	7	8	3	9	5	2	1	6	8	33	.500		.875	14.3	8.3	2.3	1.3
Career			NBA	7	151	40	76	0	1	19	23	16	30	11	7	3	17	18	99	.526	.000	.826	21.6	14.1	4.3	1.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season	Age	Tm	Lg	G	MP	PER	TS%	eFG%	ORB%	DRB%	TRB%	AST%	STL%	BLK%	TOV%	USG%	ORtg	DRtg	OWS	DWS	WS	WS/48
1987-88	23	SAS	NBA	3	94	20.0	.583	.540	13.5	11.2	12.6	9.6	2.4	1.2	16.3	27.7	108	114	0.1	0.1	0.2	.079
1988-89	24	HOU	NBA	4	57	15.1	.559	.500	6.1	12.0	9.0	14.5	1.7	1.1	16.9	25.9	103	109	0.0	0.1	0.1	.066
Career			NBA	7	151	18.2	.575	.526	10.7	11.5	11.2	11.5	2.2	1.2	16.5	27.0	106	112	0.1	0.1	0.2	.074

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)

Thru 3 Years		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3
Walter Berry		3.4	2.4	2.3
Edgar Jones	98.7	3.4	2.4	2.3
Nick Weatherspoon	94.6	3.6	2.4	2.1
Greg Anderson	94.5	3.4	2.3	2.0
Tim Bassett	93.7	3.7	2.6	2.4
Lew Hitch	92.9	3.3	2.7	2.2
George Johnson	92.4	3.8	2.5	2.2
Rick Fox	92.4	3.2	2.3	2.1
Mark Landsberger	92.3	3.4	2.2	1.9
Bill Robinzine	92.1	3.4	3.0	2.4
Sam Williams	90.3	3.7	2.7	2.6

Career		Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player	Sim	1	2	3	4	5	6
Walter Berry		3.4	2.4	2.3
Sam Williams	89.4	3.7	2.7	2.6	-0.1
Mike Jackson	88.6	3.4	3.1	2.4	0.2
Mickey Davis	88.1	3.4	2.6	2.3	0.4	0.3	-0.1
Arnie Ferrin	85.3	2.6	2.6	2.4
Zeke Zawoluk	84.2	3.9	2.5	1.7
Jason Thompson	84.2	4.0	2.9	2.7
Marreese Speights	83.7	3.8	2.1	1.7
Don Boven	82.5	3.8	2.2	1.5
Willie Long	82.0	3.5	2.1	1.2
Cal Christensen	79.1	3.2	2.9	1.7	0.4	0.0

College

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			Totals																Shooting			Per Game
Season	Age	College	G	MP	FG	FGA	3P	3PA	FT	FTA	ORB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS	FG%	3P%	FT%	MP	PTS	TRB	AST
1984-85	20	STJOHNS	35	1200	231	414			134	187		304		29	45	86	89	596	.558		.717	34.3	17.0	8.7
1985-86	21	STJOHNS	36	1318	327	547			174	248		399		30	76	110	95	828	.598		.702	36.6	23.0	11.1
Career			71	2518	558	961			308	435		703		59	121	196	184	1424	.581		.708	35.5	20.1	9.9

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Awards 1985-86 NCAA AP Player of the Year 1985-86 NCAA John R. Wooden Award	Honors 1985-86 NCAA AP All-America (1st)	Field Goal Pct 1987-88 NBA .562 (5)	Effective Field Goal Pct 1987-88 NBA .562 (7)

Awards
1985-86 NCAA AP Player of the Year
1985-86 NCAA John R. Wooden Award

Honors
1985-86 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Field Goal Pct
1987-88 NBA .562 (5)

Effective Field Goal Pct
1987-88 NBA .562 (7)

Transactions

June 17, 1986: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft.

December 18, 1986: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the San Antonio Spurs for Kevin Duckworth.

August 29, 1988: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the New Jersey Nets for Dallas Comegys.

January 30, 1989: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

February 2, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

Salaries

Season	Team	Lg	Salary
1987-88	San Antonio Spurs	NBA	$287,500
1988-89	New Jersey Nets	NBA	$312,500
Career	(may be incomplete)		$600,000

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